Mateus Galiano da Costa
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Mateus | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Mateus Galiano da Costa | |
Date of birth | June 18, 1984 (age 22) | |
Place of birth | , Angola | |
Height | 174cm | |
Playing position | midfielder | |
Club information | ||
Current club | Gil Vicente | |
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005 2006- |
youth D.Beja Sporting B Casa Pia Lixa Gil Vicente |
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National team2 | ||
2006- | Angola | 7 (2) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Mateus Galiano da Costa (born 18 January 1984), better known as Mateus, is an Angolan football midfielder who currently, as of August 2006, plays for Gil Vicente F.C.
He is a member of the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup.
[edit] Caso Mateus
in 2006, Mateus was at the centre of a judicial controversy that has erupted in Portuguese football, better known as "Caso Mateus" (Mateus Affair or the Mateus's files).
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Angola squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup | ![]() |
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1 João Ricardo | 2 Marco Airosa | 3 Jamba | 4 Lebo Lebo | 5 Kali | 6 Miloy | 7 Figueiredo | 8 André | 9 Mantorras | 10 Akwá | 11 Mateus | 12 Lamá | 13 Édson | 14 Mendonça | 15 Rui Marques | 16 Flávio | 17 Zé Kalanga | 18 Love | 19 Titi Buengo | 20 Locó | 21 Delgado | 22 Mário | 23 Marco Abreu | Coach: Gonçalves |